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Graham Potter appears to be on borrowed time ahead of Chelsea's trip to Tottenham on Sunday.If I'm being honest, I can’t see him riding out this rough period, which is a shame because I...

A number of young people on both sides of the political divide, that is in the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) are eyeing seats in the legislature...

Heron Preston has never presented during New York Fashion Week. That fact is a bit surprising considering how much inspiration he gets from New York City, where he currently resides. But that all changes...

The tents are so close to the border wall between Syria and Turkey, they are almost touching it.Those living here on the Syrian side may have been displaced by the country's more than decade-old...

In December 2021, Ghana celebrated Ruth Ama Gyan-Darkwa after she graduated after studying Mathematics at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).Prior to her graduation, Ruth was adjudged the youngest person to...

In the afternoon of that day when a series of earthquakes ripped through Turkey and Syria, Dr Hany Maarouf, 43, returned to his duties at the Jehan Hospital in Afrin, in Syria’s northwest, having...

The world economy is predicted to contract this year before picking up the next year. By historical standards, growth will continue to be modest as the conflict in Ukraine being fought by Russia and...

Instead of addressing the concerns of NHS workers and teachers, Britain is plundering talent from Zimbabwe.The United Kingdom, which is buckling under a deepening shortage of nurses and teachers after exiting the European Union, is raiding,...

In the bustling market of Abossey Okai in Accra, Ghana, one will find a vast array of imported auto parts from Europe and other parts of the world. The market is known for its...

To start with, election candidacy ought not to be an impromptu decision. For inspiration, we may have to turn to Western civilization for succour. After all, our social structures and institutions are patterned after...

Despite recent memories of Russian aggression and occupation, some Eastern European countries still fall for Russian disinformation.Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, launched a year ago, changed Europe overnight. It has set in motion tectonic...

People need food. Instead, they're being fed nationalism by an authoritarian government that misreads the public's mood.There are reasons why half a million people are on strike in Britain. The reasons are low wages, poor working...

What makes my story rare is that I survived. Few do because of the nature of mob justice in Nigeria.A few months ago, I survived a lynching: This is how I remember it.I was...

The most common legends about Tetteh Quarshie, the man who brought the first cocoa seedlings to Ghana, are that the plants originated in Fernando Po (now Equatorial Guinea) and that he was only able...

The pandemic demonstrated that the current global public health system is failing the Global South. We need a new one.The experience of the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that countries of the Global South cannot...

By vetoing the bill, the Conservative government in London exercised "muscular unionism."Late last year, Pope Francis was asked by a Spanish newspaper what role, if any, the Catholic Church should play in ending the...

Since its start, the conflict in Ukraine has been tightly linked to Putin’s fear of an opposition-led challenge to his rule.It has been two years since a major wave of street protests provoked by...

With her undeniable talent, relentless work ethic, and keen business acumen, 34-year-old singer and entrepreneur Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty has cemented her place in history by becoming the youngest self-made billionaire in America, according to...

Being elected as President of Ghana can be a daunting task that requires allies, friends, loyalists, and even family members at certain times.In Ghana’s fourth republic, it has been somewhat accepted for presidents to...

The previous week, I had a passing thought and impression which must have been born out of years of observation. It slipped out of my jaws and I went further to write it,drawing reactions...

I find the IGP's vision and approach to leading the Police very inspiring. We may all agree that the level of professionalism has appreciated and public confidence has been greatly bolstered.The police, a sworn...

As much as some may have decided to live in denial, perhaps a way to cope as times have become really hard for all, no level of partisanship will insulate any of us from...

AbstractThis article explores the impact of Value added Tax (VAT) on supply of gold by Large-scale mining companies to the Bank of Ghana or Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) under the “Gold for Oil...

The latest reshuffle in the Russian army shows Russian generals struggling to meet Putin’s unrealistic expectations.On January 11, the Russian defence ministry announced that Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov is now heading the Russian...

Alhassan Shaibu (not his real name) is an 11-year-old boy who resides in the Tamale Metropolis. He suffers from attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, a medical condition, which affects children’s abilities to concentrate effectively.While his...

For many, being born into a wealthy home is almost an insurance against the difficulties and discomforts of life. It is sometimes even seen as a launch pad to riches. For business moguls and...

Rightly so, American comedian of Ghanaian descent is getting plaudits for building a modern school complex in his hometown of Agona Nsaba in the Central Region.The facility with its beautiful structure and aesthetics has...

Italy’s highest-profile mafia target only tells us where to find him 20 minutes before we meet. Nicola Gratteri, the prosecutor leading the country’s fight against organised crime, has learnt to live in constant danger...

I wasn’t ready. No one is ever ready. But my live-in boyfriend at the time kept sending me the links from Petfinder.The pictures were all adorable. They all needed a home. They all stared...

On 9 January 1923 Edith Thompson and her lover Frederick Bywaters were executed for the murder of her husband, even though there was no evidence she knew he would be stabbed. Why was she...

Between the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP), to be politically accepted on any regional level in the country, is a big deal.But even more specific and significant for these...

Qatar’s human rights record is under scrutiny as the World Cup takes place in Doha. A lot has been written about the treatment of migrant workers who built the stadiums and hotels, but much...

What was planned as a fun ride with his friends resulted in a battle with pain and sorrow. Kwaku Duah, a 32-year-old artist, fractured his spinal cord in a motor accident.The father of two...

This must be the strangest book ever written by a royal.Prince Harry’s memoir, Spare, is part confession, part rant and part love letter. In places it feels like the longest angry drunk text ever...

Sadik Maulid, a native of Kaliua District in Tabora Region sensed something was wrong when he recently returned home for a three-week holiday. In the past, donkeys were frequently seen in the region but...

Thousands of Jair Bolsonaro's supporters stormed the Brazilian Congress, Supreme Court, and presidential palace just one week after Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in as president.The president said security forces in the...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has once again mounted its merry-go-round. To have or not to have a so-called early congress has become a quadrennial source of needless tension inside our party.Our first taste...

The recent resignation of anchor and Modi critic Ravish Kumar underlines how monopolization is threatening Indian media.When popular Indian television journalist Ravish Kumar announced his resignation from New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) — the country’s oldest...

Ten-year-old Malki is too excited to stay in bed.She's up an hour before her two sisters and two brothers so that she can scrape some bright red gloss off her fingernails.Today is her first...

A six-month truce set the tone for 2022, with Yemen’s warring parties largely avoiding direct conflict. With that deal falling apart, what will 2023 bring?When 2022 began, and with war raging in his home...

As 2022 comes to an end with all the difficulties that the country has gone through, the Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum remains the brightest spot in this administration and therefore, is...

The word ‘borga’ is a local term for middle-aged Ghanaians who return home for Christmas or other festivities.These men usually adorn very flamboyant outfits, with huge foot wears, plus multiple ornaments- rings and blinging...

Isaac Newton’s laws of motion, according to physicists are the basic laws of classical mechanics that describe the relationship between the motion of an object and the forces acting on it.In the first law...

As 2022 comes to an end with all the difficulties that the country has gone through, the Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum remains the brightest spot in this administration and therefore, is...

On 26th May 1993, Olympique de Marseille defeated AC Milan by a lone goal at the Olympiastadion in Munich to be crowned champions of Europe.Ex-Black Stars player, Abedi Pele, was instrumental in the victory...

Worldwide and over many years to date, several images or pictures have been identified and duly used as the sacred image of Jesus Christ, the son of the Living God. Surprisingly, these “Jesus pictures”...

The Akufo-Addo/Bawumia NPP government owes Ghanaians an apology, and an explanation for abandoning mid-stream, a promise made to the people of Ghana.The current NPP government promised to, and restored a diluted form of teacher...

Helen hasn’t spoken with her son in more than a year. The last she heard, he was in prison. Now aged 31, he’s been addicted to opioids for more than a decade.“He’s tried to...

Many might recall how in the year 2000 Ghana found itself, for the sixth time in its history, unable to continue servicing its accumulated debts, accepted the tag of a ‘Highly Indebted Poor Country’...

The passing of my elder brother Kwesi ‘B’, as I called him, after a short illness has left me and the hordes of our compatriots and the nation at large, numb with deep sadness.We...